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Checkout-system arrangement

US9457965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18References

14Claims

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Assignee

Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH · DE

Inventors

Guenter Baitz · Berlin, DE
Dominik Widmaier · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 13, 2013
Grant date	Oct 4, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07G1/0045
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a checkout-system arrangement (10, 100), having an item-acquisition device (12) for acquiring selected items which comprises a scanner (18, 20, 22) for acquiring the items and a first conveyor belt (28) for conveying the items placed on the first conveyor belt (28). Furthermore, a packing device (16) is provided which comprises at least two item-receiving units (32 to 42), which are separate from one another, for receiving the scanned items and for making the items available. Between the first conveyor belt (28) and the packing device (16), a conveying device (14, 114) is provided which comprises a second conveyor belt (30, 130) by means of which, after conveying (28) by means of the first conveyor belt, the scanned items are conveyable to the item-receiving units (32 to 42) of the packing device (16).

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